D                 G                     D  
The director cast himself as the little girl
                      G               D
and wrote in the part of Anne for his Elijah
                     G                   D
and Peter the beggar played Paul the man-handler
        A              G                 D
Oh, the joy he felt in choking them villagers out

A                  G             D
Waiting for you, I gave myself a dream
   A           G        D 
Of dogs in the house of God
        A        G             D
And the vampires demand preparation
        A           G           D
And the gypsies lie down in the mud
      A        G              D
And a baby was born from thin air
      A        G              D
And a baby was born from thin air

bridge:
D - G - D 3x
A - G - D

                       G                                D
They needed someone to fill the role of the lightswitch taper
                                 G                   D
And the caterer was gracious and anxious to play the part
    G                        D
One doctor, two doctors, one prince
        A                     G                      D
Oh, the money they spent just sorting these simple things out

A                  G             D
Waiting for you, I gave myself a dream
     A        G          D
With tarps replacing the dogs
        A          G              D
And the mechanical bull was given life
        A           G           D
And the gypsies lie down in the mud
      A        G              D
And a baby was born from thin air
      A        G              D
And a baby was born from thin air